JUPAS PROGRAMME CHOICES F.6 PARENTS’ NIGHT 2013 OCT 11

JUPAS APPLICATION Band A x 3 Band B x 3 Band C x 4 Band D x 5 Band E x 5

HKU香港大學 CityU香港城市大學 CU香港中文大學 PolyU香港理工大學 UST香港科技大學 LingU嶺南大學 WHAT ARE MY CHOICES? HKU香港大學 CityU香港城市大學 CU香港中文大學 PolyU香港理工大學 UST香港科技大學 LingU嶺南大學 BU香港浸會大學 HKIEd香港教育學院 OU香港公開大學 非政府資助?政府資助? 學士學位? 副學位?

WHAT TO CONSIDER? Ability –Grade Prediction Interest Helpful Reference Program 1st year intake Entrance Requirement -Subjects/Grades Past entrance scores Admission Score Calculation Formula Information Day

GRADE PREDICTION Subjects Most likely grades Best possible grades Worst possible grades English Chinese Maths. M1 / M2 L.S. X1 X2 X3

PROGRAM FIRST YEAR INTAKE Compare JUPAS and Non-JUPAS Intake E.g. JS 5003 HKUST Business and Management Announced Quota 685 Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total 2013 606 - 11% Non JUPAS

E.g. JS 2410 HKBU Chinese Medicine and Biomedical Science Announced Quota 30 http://catalogue.jupas.edu.hk/catalogue/j4/programme_information.php?code=JS2410 Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total 2013 20 1 - 21 30% Non JUPAS

E.g. JS4501 CUHK Medicine Announced Quota 210 44.8 % Non JUPAS Year http://catalogue.jupas.edu.hk/catalogue/j4/programme_information.php?code=JS2410 Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total 2013 116 - 44.8 % Non JUPAS

PROGRAM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS General Requirements 3322+2/3 (or 3322+33) “Minimum Charge” MAKE SURE YOU MEET ALL THE PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

e.g. JS4401 CUHK Engineering ABOVE MINIMUM CHARGE CHINESE LANGUAGE 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LIBERAL STUDIES 2 MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART

e.g. JS2420 HKBU Chinese Medicine REQUIRED SUBJECTS Your application will not be considered if you do not take the required subjects. e.g. JS2420 HKBU Chinese Medicine Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level One of the following elective subjects: BIOLOGY 2 Or CHEMISTRY COMBINED SCIENCE Note1

MORE EXAMPLES - REQUIRED SUBJECTS City – JS1051 (Energy & Environment) Phy / Chem / Bio / C.S. CU – JS4276 (Quantitative Finance & Risk Management) M1/M2 (level 3) CU – JS4501 (Medicine) Chem / Bio (prefer both)

e.g. JS4513 CUHK Nursing PREFERRED SUBJECT Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level ANY 2 SUBJECTS (1) 3 Remarks: (1) Biology / Chemistry / Physics / Combined Science / Integrated Science is PREFERRED as one of the required elective subjects.

e.g. JS4401 CUHK Engineering A COMBINATION OF BOTH Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level Two of the following elective subjects: BIOLOGY or CHEMISTRY or PHYSICS or COMBINED SCIENCE or INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (2) 2 CUHK general requirement: 3322+2

(1) Mathematics (Module 1 or 2) is PREFERRED. (2) The programme accepts either one of the following for fulfillment of the programme requirements: 4 Core + 2 Elective subjects (Biology or Chemistry or Physics or Combined Science or Information and Communication Technology) OR 4 Core + 1 Elective subjects (Biology or Chemistry or Physics or Combined Science or Information and Communication Technology) + Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)

OTHER ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS e.g. JS4212 CUHK Global Business Level 4 or above in Chinese and English AND Level 3 or above in Math, LS and 1 Elective AND One of the following: A minimum TOEFL score of 600 (paper) / 250 (computer) / 100 (internet) OR a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 is required Required also for JS4288 (International Business and Chinese Enterprise)

MEETING REQUIREMENTS Make sure you read all entrance requirements. FOR ALL TWENTY CHOICES you make! Otherwise, you would have wasted an option.

PAST ENTRANCE RECORD DO NOT rely on it completely Fluctuates every year Entrance Requirements might have changed (including required subjects/ score calculation mechanism) Affected by number of applicants Take Median as a safer reference As the 4C+1X score is climbing in the first few years of HKDSE

SCORE CALCULATION GENERAL: BEST 5 OR 4C+1X STUDENT A Any Best 5 =5+4+5+4+6=24 4X+1 Subjects A B English 5 5* Chinese 4 Maths. M1 / M2 L.S. Chem Phy 2 Econ 5** STUDENT B Any Best 5 =7+6+5+4+4=26 4X+1 =6+4+4+4+7=25

SCORE CALCULATION FORMULA Limitation: No information about the past admission score. (except CityU) Many institutions did not disclose the subject weighting.

IMPORTANT Message: WEIGHTING of certain preferred subjects may give you advantages!

SCORE CALCULATION HKUST ENGINEERING (ENG) Subjects A B ENG A ENG B English (2) 5 5* 10 12 Chinese 4 Maths. (2) 8 M1 / M2 (1.5) 7.5 L.S. Chem 9 Phy 2 Econ 5** 7 TOTAL 44.5 42.5 STUDENT A Any Best 5=24 4X+1=24 STUDENT B Any Best 5=25 4X+1=26

SCORE CALCULATION HKUST BUS. & MGMT. Subjects A B SBM A SBM B English (2) 5 5* 10 12 Chinese 4 Maths.(2) 8 M1 / M2 L.S. Chem 6 Phy 2 Econ 5** 7 TOTAL 39 40 STUDENT A Any Best 5=24 4X+1=24 STUDENT B Any Best 5=25 4X+1=26

SCORE CALCULATION ENGINEERING HKUST School of Engineering(JUPAS Code:JS5002) Score Calculation – No. of Subjects: 5 English Language x 2 Mathematics (compulsory module) (i) Best of Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics / Combined Science; OR  (i) x 2, OR (ii) Information and Communication Technology (ii) x 1 Best 2 other subjects: M1/M2  x 1.5 any other subjects x 1

SCORE CALCUATION ENGINEERING City U JS1021

e.g. JS4401 CUHK Engineering A COMBINATION OF BOTH Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level Two of the following elective subjects: BIOLOGY or CHEMISTRY or PHYSICS or COMBINED SCIENCE or INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (2) 2 CUHK general requirement: 3322+2

(1) Mathematics (Module 1 or 2) is PREFERRED. JS4401 CUHK Engineering (1) Mathematics (Module 1 or 2) is PREFERRED. (2) The programme accepts either one of the following for fulfillment of the programme requirements: 4 Core + 2 Elective subjects (Biology or Chemistry or Physics or Combined Science or Information and Communication Technology) OR 4 Core + 1 Elective subjects (Biology or Chemistry or Physics or Combined Science or Information and Communication Technology) + Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)

SCORE CALCULATION BBA JS5003, JS5013 HKUST School of Business and Management (JUPAS Code:JS5003,JS5013) Score Calculation – No. of Subjects: 6 English Language x 2 Mathematics (compulsory module) 4 Best other subjects x 1 HKUST: M1/M2 is treated as ELECTIVE

SCORE CALCULATION BBA JS6781 HKU Core Subjects Minimum Level CHINESE LANGUAGE 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 4 LIBERAL STUDIES 2 MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART Elective Subject(s) ANY 2 SUBJECTS

Heavier weight given to Chinese, English, Maths, and Electives HKU BBA JS6781 2013 Data: 4C+2X Heavier weight given to Chinese, English, Maths, and Electives Heavier weight range: 1.05 to 2

SCORE CALCULATION BBA JS2120 BU ALL subjects has uniform weighting Might benefit those without high grades in English and Math but doing well in other 2 core and the elective.

SCORE CALCULATION POLY U THREE different score calculating Mechanisms 4 Core+1 Best Elective Any Best 5 Subjects Chinese+English+Any Best 3 *Further information will be announced in Feb 2014

SCORE CALCULATION POLY U SUBJECT WEIGHTING Core: x7 Core with higher weight: x10 Irrelevant Electives: x5 Elective with higher weighting: x7 or x10 HIGHEST WEIGHTING

Uncertain. Varies between colleges/departments. M1/M2 CHECK IT YOURSELF! Considered as an elective for ALL programs Considered as an elective or requirement for SOME programs Considered as preferred Subject for SOME programs Carries Certain Weight for other programs Not Considered HKU CU UST Poly City Uncertain. Varies between colleges/departments. BU LingU OU IEd

STRATEGIES Choose a variety of programmes (institutions) that covers your possible grades Include programmes with various sizes of intakes Include programmes which gives heavier subject weighting in your strengths Put programmes that have interviews in Band A / B Include programmes with different past admission score. Include only choices you will accept

KEEP YOURSELF UPDATED All the information presented above might change over the course of the application process. Universities or specific programs might fine tune their admission requirements anytime. Further information might be announced to the public later. (even after JUPAS deadline) WE DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE INFORMATION OR INSIDERS INFO.

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